Mars Attacks «DELUXE | 2024»

The history of Mars Attacks begins with the Topps Company, the titan of the trading card industry. In the early 1960s, the United States was gripped by "Red Scare" paranoia, but the cultural zeitgeist was also shifting toward the Space Race. Topps had already struck gold with the gruesome Civil War News cards. Now, they wanted to do for science fiction what they had done for history.

: Known for their oversized brains, skeletal faces, and distinctive " Ack, Ack! " language, they are portrayed as cartoonishly evil. Mars Attacks

When you hear the words two distinct images likely spring to mind. For some, it is the visceral shock of a 1962 Topps trading card featuring a ray-gun toting Martian incinerating the Eiffel Tower. For others, it is the star-studded, gloriously absurd 1996 film by Tim Burton, where a slimy alien brain gleefully screams, "Ack ack ACK!" The history of Mars Attacks begins with the

Burton’s Mars Attacks! (the exclamation point is crucial) is a masterpiece of tonal dissonance. It boasts an A-list cast (Jack Nicholson in two roles, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Portman, and a young Jack Black) playing the film completely straight, while the Martians are cartoonishly evil. Now, they wanted to do for science fiction